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Legatus awardee John Smeaton: bishops should deny Communion to pro-abortion pols

From LifeSite we find little coverage of the Legatus Summit I just attended: Deny communion to pro-abort politicians: Legatus pro-life award winner to world’s bishops ORLANDO, FL, February 10, 2014 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The annual Legatus Summit, held this year at … Read More

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Legatus: Day 2

The theme of pretty much the whole day yesterday was: courage.  We have to be courageous now and stand up for what we believe, for the Enemy is not going to relent. Last night Archbp. Chaput was the celebrant for … Read More

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Archbp. Nienstedt’s tough-love comments about the redefinition of marriage

On the site of Legatus Magazine you can read the text of a talk given this year’s Napa Institute by His Excellency Most Reverend John Nienstedt, Archbishop of St. Paul and Minneapolis.  He spoke about the family as the foundation of … Read More

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Phoenix Legatus Summit G’Bye!

Alas I must leave the Legatus Summit a day early. I must be home for Sunday duties. The people I met were wonderful, the organization and their goals are outstanding. There was a wonderful pro-life and pro-marriage and pro-freedom of … Read More

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Phoenix Legatus Summit Day 2

The first talk today is by George Weigel. Weigel is explaining that the three footings of Western Civilization, termed “Jerusalem (Biblical truths and revelation), Athens (rationality – we can know truths) and Rome (the rule of law is better than … Read More

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Phoenix Legatus Conference Day 1

I am in Phoenix for the annual summit of Legatus. It really fires up tonight, but registration has begun. There is “hospitality” during the day. I may take my laptop down to the common area and work from there while … Read More

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